Stoddard County, MIssouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky continues their Special Weather Statement alert until 11:45 a.m. for Dense Fog.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 11:45AM CDT FRI ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION WILL BURN OFF BETWEEN 10 AND 11 A.M. UNTIL THEN, DRIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY.

... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY, INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF BALLARD, CRITTENDEN, HENDERSON, LIVINGSTON, MCCRACKEN, UNION, AND WEBSTER. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* INTERVALS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. WHILE THE GROUND SHOULD BE ABLE TO ABSORB THE INITIAL RAIN, THE GREATEST CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY, AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH GORDON'S REMNANTS PASSES THROUGH THE AREA.

* FORECAST STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA, WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement for Stoddard County, MO until 6 p.m.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 6PM CDT MON

...HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY

... HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER 90S ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY, AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL TOP OUT NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION BOTH DAYS.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE TODAY AND TUESDAY. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, AND MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER.